Anambra State Library Board

Anambra State Library Board (ANSLB), is a Nigerian-established Library Board that manages all the public libraries in Anambra State. It is situated along Awka – Enugu express road by Aroma junction in Awka, the capital of Anambra State. Its headquarter is located at Professor Kenneth Dike State Central e-Library, Awka. It has eleven public libraries, comprising three Divisional libraries with seven Branch/Community libraries and the headquarter that houses the Library Board – Professor Kenneth Dike State Central e-Library, Awka. The State Library Board has won awards for the Best Public Library in Nigeria for three consecutive years, earning it another award for the Ever Green Public Library in Nigeria The Anambra State Library Board was established under CAP 82 Laws of Anambra State of Nigeria 2669. It was carved out of the Eastern Nigeria Regional Library Board, the East Central State Library Board, and the Old Anambra State Library Board where Enugu State Library Board was created. Thus, when Anambra State was created in 1991, the Anambra State Library Board became autonomous with all other existing public libraries in the old Anambra coming under its management and its Headquarters was temporarily sheltered in St. Mary’s High School, Ifite-Dunu before its permanent location was moved to Professor Kenneth Dike State Central e-Library Awka. Three divisional libraries were created to take care of the seven branch community libraries located in different parts of the State with its headquarters in Awka making up the eleven public libraries under Anambra State Library Board. However, out of the eleven public libraries in Anambra state, only four - Onitsha, Awka, Ajalli and Atani libraries are operating in buildings that were specifically erected as library buildings. The other seven libraries are housed in halls.